Budget: Stay down the mountain at Cabañas Los Andes. (From $100; cabanaslosandes.com) Cushy:Ski-in/ski-out at the Gran Hotel. (From $191; termaschillan.cl) Feel-Good:Teach English in Santiago and hit the slopes at nearby Portillo. ($2,575 for two weeks; unitedplanet.org)

4. LIYA KEBEDE Founder of Lemlem

"Namibia, for the sand dunes, which change color with the sun."

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Budget: Go for the Cardboard Box hostel in Windhoek. (From $33; cardboardbox.com.na) Cushy: Spring for the Wolwedans Dune Lodge in the Namib Desert. (From $300; wolwedans.com) Feel-Good: Help farmers and elephants cohabitate in Damaraland. ($1,295 for two weeks; desertelephant.org)